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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski jumped on Dodgers starter Julio Urias for first inning home runs to give the Giants all the offense they needed in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. The game quickly developed into a pitchers duel, with Carlos …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson poured in a game high 32 points and Golden State led wire-to-wire on the way to a 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night to clinch their Western Conference Finals series in five games. The win propels the Warriors to their sixth NBA Finals …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER There would be no wild comebacks Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Just over 12 hours after New York erased a six run deficit with seven runs in the eighth inning before falling to San Francisco 13-12 in an early game of the year candidate, the Giants jumped …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The San Diego Padres put an exclamation point on their three game weekend sweep from the Giants Sunday afternoon, jumping on Alex Cobb and two relievers on the way to a 10-1 win at Oracle Park to send San Francisco to their fourth straight loss. Manny Machado …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Warriors overcame three quarters of lethargic play and horrendous shooting to grind out a 101–98 win over the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night to take a three games to one lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series. Steph Curry became the first player in NBA history …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski both homered and the Giants got solid pitching from spot starter Jakob Junis and four relievers to post a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon, earning a split of their four game weekend series. Yastrzemski’s sixth inning splash …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The A’s lost their ninth straight game Sunday, losing 4-3 to the red-hot Twins who captured their ninth consecutive victory at Target Field in front of 14,295 on a damp Mother’s Day in Minneapolis. Many players from both teams featured pink highlights to their uniforms (socks, gloves, …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s squandered seven scoreless innings from Frankie Montas, getting shut out by three Tampa Bay pitchers in a 3-0 loss to the Rays Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. The loss concluded a winless home stand for the Athletics, leaving them with a six-game losing streak. Corey …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Washington Nationals jumped on Alex Cobb for five runs before he could get out of the first inning, smashing their way to an 11–5 win over the Giants Sunday afternoon to take the rubber match of their weekend series at Oracle Park. Josiah Gray (3-2, 3.12), …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Richie Palacios two-run pinch hit double in the ninth inning propelled the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. A’s starter Cole Irvin and Shane Bieber matched up in the pitchers duel with Sheldon Neuse’s fifth inning solo homer providing …